1
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000· 55m· Documentary· en
6.02
Best Documentary Movies Directed By Robert Townsend
This collection ranks 8 documentary movies directed by Robert Townsend. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light tops the list with a 6.0/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1987–2019. The most widely seen film here is Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (6 votes).
8 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009· 1h 35m· Comedy, Documentary· en
8.06 - 3
Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media
1997· 56m· Documentary· en
8.01 - 4
A Walk with Charles Burnett
2019· 56m· Documentary· en
—0 - 5
Making The Five Heartbeats
2018· 1h 25m· Documentary· en
—0 - 6
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994· 1h 0m· Documentary, Comedy· en
—0 - 7
Uptown Comedy Express
1987· 1h 0m· Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie· en
—0 - 8
My Indiana Muse
2018· 44m· Documentary· en
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Frequently asked questions
How many documentary movies has Robert Townsend made?
8 documentary movies directed by Robert Townsend carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these Robert Townsend films ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
What is the best Robert Townsend documentary movie?
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which Robert Townsend documentary movie is the most popular?
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy has the largest audience (6 votes) among these titles.